The Blind Spot 21 January 2022
Webinar: Dentists can influence change for employers to offer better dental plans
Webinar: Dentists can influence change for employers to offer better dental plans - Growing Your Business with Better Employer Funded Dental Plans to stream January 25
A free ADA webinar in late January will explore the world of group dental plans with a deep dive into how antiquated plan designs can negatively affect dentists’ ability to provide effective...
Market 21 January 2022
The market for dental articulators is expected to grow to a value of $194.7 million by the end of the forecast period, according to a report by market analysis company, ResearchAndMarkets.com. The...
The Blind Spot 20 January 2022
On a recent Sunday afternoon, Dr. Rosie Wagner, a general dentist in Somerville, MA, opened her practice doors with a mission to help stop the spread of COVID-19. That day, she and several volunteers, administered 125 second-dose vaccines to children ages
In March 2021, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services authorized dentists and dental students to administer the COVID-19 vaccine. This authorization led to the concept of dentists as...
Market 20 January 2022
The global market for endodontic devices was forecast to grow at a CAGR of 5.10%, up from a 2021 growth rate of 4.70%, according to a report by market research firm, Technavio. The increase across...
Market 19 January 2022
Author: Luigi Campopiano
Gold and Bitcoin, The two "reserves of value," are united by too abundant liquidity in the market not to be good for both. So why is investing in these two asset classes a winning choice? What...
The Blind Spot 18 January 2022
Buffalo Dental School receives a new grant to increase access to care to people with disabilities
The University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine announced on Dec. 14 it received a $735,000 grant to help increase the delivery of necessary dental treatment to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in Western New York.
According to the dental school, the funding provided by Delta Dental Community Care Foundation will also help grow the oral health care workforce treating this population.“The foundation has made...
The Blind Spot 17 January 2022
It seems impossible to stop breathing during sleep in a completely involuntary way. However, this is a real, critical condition, often underestimated and underdiagnosed, that can lead to...
Market 15 January 2022
The global market for restorative materials and bonding agents is forecast to grow during the decade-long forecast period (2021 to 2031), according to market analysis firm, Transparency Market...
Market 14 January 2022
Author: Luigi Campopiano
In the year of accelerated innovation, industry 4.0, the small technological revolution in everyone's homes, the triumph of the internet and video calls, e-commerce, and the vaccine developed in six...
Market 13 January 2022
The domestic dental services market is forecast to grow by a CAGR of 6.24% between 2021 and 2027, according to a report by market analysis company. Precedence Research. The market is expected to grow...
The Blind Spot 11 January 2022
ADA Health Policy Institute confirmed a national dental expenditures decrement
Pandemic-related government relief program spending was $8.7 billion in 2020
ADA Health Policy Institute's new data analysis from several federal agencies found national dental expenditures decreased by 1.8% — from $145 billion in 2019 to $142.4 billion in 2020...
Market 08 January 2022
The worldwide market for dental equipment is forecast to reach a value of $8.9 billion in the next 5 years, according to a report by ResearchAndMarkets.com, a market analysis company. The market was...
The Blind Spot 07 January 2022
ADA restarting service in January that helps dentists with concerns regarding dental insurance companies
AFTER A YEAR-LONG HIATUS, the ADA will restart its Third Party Payer Concierge service on Jan. 4. The service, which assists dentists with insurance questions and concerns with third-party payers, is...
Market 06 January 2022
Author: Luigi Campopiano
According to behavioral finance experts at Oxford Risk, the current environment has created a situation in which the risk of emotional investments has reached a...
The Blind Spot 05 January 2022
ADA Practice Transitions won the 2021 edition of the Chicago Innovation Awards
ADAPT recognized for its online matching platform designed to support the dental industry
ADA Practice Transitions, a service offered by the ADA that makes the process of entering or leaving a dental practice more predictable and successful, was named Dec. 7 among the winners of the 2021...
Market 05 January 2022
Identity stepping away from the norm with in-house clinicians
Dental practice marketing firm, Identity Dental Marketing, has welcomed subject experts to its ranks to aid in creating the best content. The company, which offers a range of marketing services from...
Market 02 January 2022
AI-driven dental software company, Overjet, has closed a series B financing with $42.5 million in backing from investors. The finding was oversubscribed and included return investors such as...
Editorials 31 December 2021
Dear readers,The approach of New Year is usually a festive period and, for some of us, an occasion to look back and sum up our impressions of the year that we are about to leave behind. We can...
According to a newly released report from the National Institutes of Health, good oral health is important for the overall health and well-being of individuals of all ages, their families,...
Market 30 December 2021
Author: Luigi Campopiano
Children are exceptional: for them, there is no word failure. They try and try again until they learn a new skill (through mistakes, they understand what they need to correct). And as for the child,...